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Productivity through Education®

Deploying and Managing Windows 7: Hands-On

Course: 2401 Type: Hands-On Training Duration: 4 Days

You Will Learn How To

Effectively implement and administer Windows 7 in an enterprise environment
Create and deploy custom Windows 7 installation and Windows PE boot images
Streamline deployments with Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
Develop a plan for managing initial and ongoing client activation
Centralise administration through the GUI, shell commands, WinRS and PowerShell
Locate and remediate issues with Microsoft monitoring, analysis and recovery tools

Course Benefits

Centralised administration and streamlined deployment have become attainable goals with Windows 7. New and improved Windows technologies, when properly implemented and managed, can help offset implementation costs and optimise daily administrative tasks. This course provides the knowledge and skills to leverage these technologies to deploy, maintain and administer client operating systems.

Who Should Attend

Helpdesk technicians, desktop administrators and anyone responsible for deploying and managing Windows 7. Knowledge of Windows client administration is assumed. Experience with Windows 7 at the level of Course 2400, "Windows 7®: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction ", is helpful but not required.

Hands-On Training

Throughout this course, extensive hands-on exercises provide practical experience deploying and managing Windows 7. Exercises include:

Building custom Windows PE boot media
Creating and rolling out custom WIM files
Installing Windows across the network with WDS
Centralising management with scheduled tasks and group policies
Administering systems from the command line and with PowerShell
Recovering modified and deleted files
Analysing and monitoring system performance

Related Courses

960 Windows Server 2008 Comprehensive Introduction
961 Windows Server 2008 Administration
962 Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
963 Windows Server 2008 Group Policy
964 Windows Server 2008 Security Infrastructure
966 IIS 7.5 for Windows Server 2008
968 Hyper-V Virtualisation

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18 - 21 Apr	Edinburgh
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12 - 15 Jul	Edinburgh
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Productivity through Education®

Deploying and Managing Windows 7: Hands-On

Course: 2401 Type: Hands-On Training Duration: 4 Days

Course Content

Introduction to Windows 7 Management

Planning an enterprise implementation

Contrasting editions and features
Justifying roll-out costs

Building Windows PE

Evaluating use cases for deployment and administration
Exploring the filesystem and memory architecture
Creating basic Windows PE boot media
Customising PE with DISM

Creating and Managing Custom Images

Configuring reference computers

Selecting an imaging technology
Automating installation with answer files

Authoring Windows Image (WIM) format files

Generalising the OS with Sysprep
Capturing and deploying images with ImageX
Preparing the filesystem with DisKPart

Maintaining image files

Supplementing the driver cache via answer files
Injecting updates and language packs with DISM

Automating Deployment Tasks

Migrating data to new workstations

Relocating settings and files with Windows Easy Transfer
Scripting user state transfers with USMT

Implementing BitLocker

Partitioning the drives
Recovering from lost and damaged encryption keys

Optimising deployments of other Windows editions

Coping with Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 imaging limitations
Scripting Windows Server 2008 roles

Customising the Windows Imaging Process

Performing network installations with Windows Deployment Services (WDS)

Adding custom boot and install images
Optimising roll-outs through multicasting

Exploiting the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

Configuring images with drivers and applications
Building Lite Touch deployments

Managing Windows Activation

Controlling volume license activation

Maintaining Multiple Activation Keys (MAK)
Implementing a Key Management Services (KMS) infrastructure

Dealing with activation issues

Rearming Windows
Assessing activation status with the Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT)

Streamlining Windows 7 Administration

Unifying system configuration with group policies

Contrasting user and computer-based settings
Targeting GPO application with Scopes of Management (SOM)

Automating maintenance with Task Scheduler

Creating tasks manually and via export/import
Scheduling remote tasks

Controlling client desktops remotely

Shadowing users through Remote Assistance
Connecting to systems for administration with Remote Desktop

Working with command line tools

Identifying the scope of shell commands
Executing remote commands with WinRM/WinRS
Extending command line functionality through PowerShell

MS Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP)

Application virtualisation
Desktop virtualisation
AGPM
Asset Inventory Services

Optimisation and Troubleshooting

Establishing effective recovery strategies

Protecting data with Windows backup
Simplifying recovery with previous versions and restore points

Improving system functionality

Analysing issues with the event viewer
Monitoring performance trends
Configuring Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Native Boot

Resolving network problems

Isolating problematic traffic
Invoking GUI and command line troubleshooting tools

Extending troubleshooting techniques

Documenting application failures with Problem Recorder
Diagnosing system errors with the MDOP toolset

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Productivity through Education®

Deploying and Managing Windows 7: Hands-On Tuition

Course: 2401 Type: Hands-On Training Duration: 4 Days

Course Fees

£ 1,825	Standard Fee
Savings Plans
£ 1,000	Flex-Training Pass
£ 1,000	10-Day Training Pass
£ 1,520	Voucher 10-Pack
£ 1,645	Alumni Gold Discount

Your Course Fee Entitles You To...

Class participation
Team workshops
Use of in-class hands-on equipment
Comprehensive course materials
Morning and afternoon refreshments
Course Completion Certificate
FREE participation in the Learning Tree Professional Certification Programmes (including related exams)

Tuition Savings Plans

Flex-Training Pass	3 Courses for �2,995 As little as �1,000 Savings as much as 50% 3 courses in 24 months
10-Day Training Pass	Save as much as �895 per course Any combination of courses Only �2,495
Training Vouchers	Save as much as �625 per course Fully transferable As low as �1,520 per course
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